http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/ Native American Laws Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:01:06 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/11 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/11 I made three poster for my creative measures. The first poster was about the preception of Native Americans. I presented this in class and explained what was Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:00:06 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/10 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/10 I presented bookmarks and basecards of African American and women serial killers. On these bookmarks contained a photograph and information on the serial Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:59:43 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/9 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/9 We created two boxes within the class and presented them. So I tried something new. I gave the instructions to a roommate to follow. She made the box with some Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:56:53 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/8 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/8 I took a piece of board and cut it into puzzle pieces. I color each of the piece and put some information on the piece each week. So that way when I am done Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:44:28 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/7 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/7 Crimes committed by Indians within Indian Country generally come under tribal or federal jurisdiction. The tribal or federal law will control such things as Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:41:13 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/6 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/6 Congress- the sole and exclusive right and power of.... regulating trade and managging affairs with Indians, not members of any of the states, provided that Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:19:46 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/5 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/5 Major Crimes Act: Congress has excluded certain major crimes from tribal jurisdiction. There are now 14 crimes excluded from tribal jurisdiction, including Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:16:05 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/4 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/4 Major Crimes Act: Congress has excluded certain major crimes from tribal jurisdiction. There are now 14 crimes excluded from tribal jurisdiction, including Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:48:20 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/3 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/3 Native American were broken down into two categories civilized and noncivilized. Today's society has changed that view, but Native American is the oldest Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:21:47 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/2 Canons of Treaty Construction rules: 1) ambiguous expressions in treaties must be decided in favor of the Indians, 2) treaties must be interpreted as the Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:11:54 GMT firefighter0852 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanlaws/message/1 The tribe has the right to form a government, and also has the right to determine their own memebership. Tribal powers include the right to keep law and order